The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1887-06-21

QOuDlaDle ClIZSlIIlluOnS 1T lHc UOAs
office. That individual, while giving
me a rich Safeguarding for turning
his mastOdonic masters temple of art
into bear-garden by filling it with un-
washed Gypsies whose outlandish ac-
tions had kept the audience in an up
roar the htire evening, disclosed the
fact that no sooner had the Gypsies re-
ceiyed the tickets than one of the band
had Immediately taken a train for the
city and exchanged them from Wednes-
day to Friday evening. | could thus
see that their natural and unchange-
able race suspicion and caution of one
not of their people. though tried
friend. prompted the cunning ruse TO
first defeat my entire plan, then set Il
watch upon me TO observe whether my
action was consistent with genuinely
disappointed friendly intere,tS, and
Then ~ deceive me as 10 the true mo-
tive for such action. The latter was
attended To on their part in the follow
ing epistle taken from my GYPSY relics,
which is now before me "a 1 make its
exact copy:
LYONS. il 9th May. 1873.
deer Fren
i TAX the tim to addres you theas fu
lins and Thanks for the Ticits welcomly resefd
We cudn cum wensdy For the old Folks diden gil
Hoam. ana the riverside rOdes was Bad we Cum
fridy and was Loken al Oayer for you And had
Hi old Tim that Acten was wunful where was
you
hOpin this Fids YOU in God he'll
cloas and best Regars from Al
your Fren
George W. Carpenter.
This George Carpenter Is a wonder
full fellow in his way: veritable
American Gypsy John Bunyan. He is
the author of poem Save the Sweet
est Kiss for Me-" and other goodly
rhymes in my possession. The letter
bore every evidence of serious effort,
and | wisely let it stand as friendly
regret rather than an unpleasant de-
cepiion. The entire mattrr is simply
a true expression of "A universal Gypsy
trait. Had they met me at the theateI
according To agreement i'll straight
forward manner. that fact would have
given undubitable proof that they were
not Gypsies at all.
But in the home-life of the camp.
safe and secure in the secluSion of the
sheltered spot which holds all he owns
and loves, then it is that the GYPSY has
Il happy heart, a radiant face. a laugh
ing eve. a wa@giSh tongue. and many
li@ht>ome WAYS, merry, carc-frce and
jubiiant "a the birds. Nor would | be
just Ia these strange people did | not
bring this truth about them into the
strongest light and best relief. To
know Grp>ic>-thcy are so rapidly in
crca>img in numbers through wonderful
fecumdity, care of their children. with
constant vast additions from Europe,
that by the close of the present century
they will comprise from two TO three
per cent of the entire pOpulation-and
they must ere long be well and widely
known, we must he large and generous
enough To perceive and appreciate
thcirown hearth-Side, heartful life. We
must see that they love and treas
ure and hope, not just in our way. but
in Il way which, 10 their kind, i full of
the simple truthfulneSs, the patient
and true affection, and the devoted
LOYALTY. which with H. have been set as
types for the world 10 love, by eloquent
tongues and inspired pens since true
sentiment has thrilled the heart of man.
Hence. whatever GypSieS are To You or
to the world at large. while YOU may
Judge them never 81 harShly for what
YOU may call va@abondi>m. there i
behind what YOU conclude in your SUI
perior Intelligence to be wholly bad Il
you know nothing about
which must enter into any honest eSti-
mate of the race. This condit ion is one
which all Gypsy instinct resent-
your participation in or your knowl-
edge of. But it is condition
which. if fully known and recognized.
would UNNECESSARILY redeem the race
from contmely and reproach. And
because the world-mind i narrowed
and fixed upon 4 determined notion
that Gypsies are utterly worthless to
society at large. the task of conveying
any adequate and true revelation of the
slightest good in them is a woful one
indeed.
Here i likeness TO what
wish | could convey fully: Take the
average men of the world, the business
men, weighed down by interminabIe
duties and responsibilities which none
but themselves fully realize. OF these !
how few there are who have not gained |
Il reputation. among the most who lock |
horns in business affairs with them, for
cruelty, niggardliness, hard-hearted-
ness. and. may be, downright mean
ness? Aud yet these mems true ma /!
lures are not that at all. Within the |!
circle of their chosen friends, and i'm |
their homes these mems true natures |